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Lonnie

American  
[lon-ee] / ˈlɒn i /
Or Lonny

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Alonso.

  2. Also Loni a female given name.


Example Sentences

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The one Mingus brought to Monterey included pianist Jaki Byard and drummer Dannie Richmond from that previous sextet, along with alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, tenor saxophonist John Handy and trumpeter Lonnie Hillyer.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We took some trips to Sequoia and Yosemite and enjoyed it immensely, but were looking for more of a blend of ‘vacation’ and ‘outdoors,’ ” said Lonnie Giamela, an attorney in California.

From The Wall Street Journal

The museum’s founding director, Lonnie G. Bunch III has said he believes that the exhibition will undoubtedly help Americans “do something they don’t do well,” which is to reckon with the legacy of slavery in American history.

From Literature

The Regents issued a statement stating that the organization’s secretary, Lonnie G. Bunch, “has the support of the Board of Regents in his authority and management of the Smithsonian.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It has been the honor of a lifetime to lead the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. This was not an easy decision, but I believe it is the right one,” Sajet wrote in a note to staff shared in an email by the Smithsonian Institution’s leader, Lonnie Bunch.

From Los Angeles Times